WC2010 review: Switzerland

A shock first-up win over tournament favourites Spain have hope to the Swiss that they could progress far in the 2010 tournament.

A shock first-up win over tournament favourites Spain have hope to the Swiss that they could progress far in the 2010 tournament.

They notched up a record for most minutes in World Cup finals history without conceding a goal during the Chile loss and were then toothless in a must-win match against Honduras which ended their time in the competition.

After such a positive start, it was disappointing that the Switzerland side fell away so quickly and only manage to score one goal which was touched on by defender Stephan Lichtsteiner.

"We never stopped running, but it didn't produce anything. You can't expect to go any further if you only score once in three games,” Lichtsteiner told FIFA.com. "We produced a lot of crosses and tried a few set plays. Usually we score regularly from corners and free-kicks."